"Then, you go to the town hall to register first. If you have any questions, you can ask the staff there." Kidd moved the last box of goods down, then clapped his hands and said to Duan Qing.
"I'll send it to you."
"What about you? Where are you going next?"
"Where are we going? Of course we are going to take a rest!" The bald man laughed, then suddenly stopped and awkwardly pointed to the people behind him: "Of course they will go first... I have to report on my work.
And I have to go...do some comfort work."
In the previous battle with the bandits, the escort led by Kidd was not without casualties. At least one of the escorts was killed in front of players like Duan Qing. And the work of providing compensation for these dead people has always been very frustrating.
A headache.
"Don't worry, Marco's family members have all passed away, so he has nothing to worry about, so it's okay. The other two...but they're not bad either."
Kidd rubbed his nose: "People like us live a life of licking blood every day. It is already commonplace for friends and comrades to die. I guess...
..Their families must also be prepared.”
"So, you should live well." He patted Duan Qing on the shoulder, looked at the players around him, then turned and left.
In the distance, those businessmen were still discussing with Kidd's men the final matters that needed to be dealt with. One of them ran over to explain the task to the bald captain. Kidd's voice was very loud, so even though they were separated by a distance, Duan Qing and the others could still listen.
He heard some rough words: "...Well done, I made a lot of money this time. After seeing them off, go to the Floral Tavern and I'll treat you! Hahahaha..."
A smile emerged from the corner of Duan Qing's mouth, and just as Duan Qing was about to turn around and leave, an old voice suddenly came from beside him: "Moshang Qingshan."
Duan Qing's smile faded: "Gustan...Master."
"Oh, I'm not a master." The old man holding a wooden stick walked over slowly: "And you don't look so happy, adventurer."
Duan Qing didn't answer, just waited quietly.
"Okay..." Gustan hunched his back and slowly turned around: "The destination has been reached and I am about to leave. Things here... will be like this."
He stopped talking and walked slowly into an alley. Duan Qing hesitated for a moment, then spoke to Mengzhu, and then chased after him.
This is an alley between two houses. Although it is bright daytime, the surroundings here are still a little dim. But the darkness here has not reached the level where things cannot be seen, so when Duan Qing catches up and sees that
When I could see the alleyway at the end, the shock in my heart was obvious.
Where are people?
"I heard you from Christine."
Duan Qing looked up, down, left and right, but still couldn't find the old man.
"I'm sorry, but as a weaver, you cannot interfere with the fate of others at will, unless... this is not the fate he deserves."
Under his shoulders and crotch, Duan Qing gave up looking for that god-like figure - it seemed that the rumors were correct, these people were indeed a group of experts who came and went without a trace.
"The previous landslide was the sin I caused. So I saved you to pay for my sins. As for your fate..."
The old man's voice deepened: "I can't see clearly."
"Choice determines destiny, and destiny weaves the future." The old man's voice gradually became inaudible: "I hope you can remember it."
The sound disappeared.
Duan Qing stood at the entrance of the alley and waited quietly for a while. After finally confirming that there were no other messages, he returned to the previous city gate. On the roadside of the original city gate, only the girl in the purple burqa was still carrying
Standing there with both hands, the other players have probably left.
"Did you catch him? What did you do..." Seeing the girl running over and pulling Duan Qing to ask questions, Duan Qing felt something strange in his heart that was not easy to detect.
"He...well, what he probably means is that the reason why he helped us is because he harmed us before."
"Ah?" Mengzhu reacted for a while, and then exclaimed as if he had realized something: "Could it be that landslide..."
"How do I know? Maybe it has something to do with him, maybe it's just an accident..." Duan Qing spread his hands: "But in this way, we can use his gift without any scruples."
He turned around and looked for his way up the mountain: "We deserve this."
"Yeah." Mengzhu nodded in agreement, but judging from her appearance, she probably would have no scruples even if she didn't know this.
It is usually difficult to spit out things that are put into her hands.
"Where shall we go next?" the girl asked excitedly.
"Of course...to register." Duan Qing replied.
"Do you really want to go?" Mengzhu said, "I think we can go shopping first... Oops."
Duan Qing retracted the finger that popped up: "When can I not buy something... They have told us to go there in advance, so we'd better go there first. This kind of registration setting seems to be
A management method in Fenghua Town is actually a kind of, um, tutorial in the game."
"Tutorial?"
"Yes, tutorial. I guess when we get there..." Duan Qing looked around: "We will know more about this place called Fenghua Town."
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Except for the circular area at the foot of the mountain city, the streets in Fenghua Town are almost all built along the mountain. They spiral up in a zigzag shape, with some straight up and down steps in between.
However, unless they are in a hurry, most players and townspeople will choose to walk on the road. Not only is the road wide, but also they can enjoy the scenery of the mountains. At this time, Duan Qing and Mengzhu were walking on the path between the mountainsides.
Go up and walk towards the town hall while looking into the distance.
They made some inquiries before and learned from a certain town citizen that the town hall is located in the middle of Huawu Street. As for Huawu Street, it is said to be a very easy-to-identify street. It is located halfway up the mountain on the mountain road of Fenghua Town.
, is a street with the most flowering trees on the roadside.
Of course, this was limited to the warm season they happened to catch at this time.
As the two of them moved forward slowly, Duan Qing's vision gradually increased. Through the flying flowers and leaves in the sky, half of the mountain city gradually appeared in front of them. Side-by-side houses and lively markets curled up.
The rising smoke, the endless flow of people... From time to time, some birds shuttle through the sky with their chirping, dancing with the petals and flying leaves, accompanied by the fireworks in the world. The sun hangs high in the sky above their heads.
Hanging, appearing and disappearing with the flow of clouds, and at the same time disappearing and appearing, there is also the mountain wind blowing in the face.
The two of them chatted casually. Since they kept climbing up, they occasionally stopped to rest. They blew in the mountain breeze and took a look at the scenery. Due to the higher terrain, the wind gradually became stronger, so they picked the Mengzhu.
With the hood up, the girl's golden braids were flying to one side with the mountain wind, like an elf dancing in the wind.
"If there is such a town in the real world, I will definitely find a way to live here." The girl put her head together and said in a sincere voice.
"Reality... It's almost impossible to find such a place now." Duan Qing poured out the cold water coldly, then turned to look over there: "But it can still be done in the game."
He pointed to the house on the other side of the road: "Look, all the townspeople live here. When you have money one day, it would be nice to buy a house here...
Or you can build one yourself..."
"Hmph, land in the game is much more expensive than in the real world, don't think I don't know." The girl wrinkled her nose: "And it's troublesome to deal with those NPCs. If you don't gain favor or reputation, they won't even have windows.
I won’t open it for you...and even if you have this strength, you will still have to deal with other players in the end..."
Houses in virtual games are basically the most advanced resources that players can obtain in the game. With a house, you have a place to live, and a place to go home. There are many other things in the game that cannot be known to outsiders and dare not do.
Everything has become possible here. To put it in perspective, even if you have no secrets or ambitions and just buy it to open a shop, it is still a huge deal - as long as the address is chosen well.
Therefore, real estate, a very important job, is also very important in the game.
It is precisely because of the importance of this fixed real estate that the land and houses in each virtual game have become battlegrounds for many players and major forces. Therefore, when players consider purchasing real estate in the game, it is inevitable
You have to deal with major guilds or many RmB warriors. If you get along well, your house will naturally be yours. If you are not careful, capsizing in the gutter will be a bad outcome.
This is true in other games, and it is also true in the free world. According to Duan Qing's understanding, the biggest incident related to power occurred in the free world a while ago. The final result of that incident was Jianghu, the first guild in the alliance.
, uprooted the power of the Second Guild's Wings of Freedom in the Principality of Tanya. All their members were wanted, and all their assets were confiscated by the Principality. No matter which other forces ended up dividing those assets, they
No longer belong to the members of Wings of Freedom - this is the biggest setback that Wings of Freedom has suffered since they entered the game of Free World, and even entered the virtual game industry. They were forced to develop in the empire where the repressive policies are more powerful.
, and finally took root in Redkar, the capital of the empire, with great difficulty, forming a faint opposition between the north and the south with Jianghu, just like the confrontation between the forces of the empire and the principality.
Maybe this war between the Empire and the Principality is also the retaliation against Jianghu behind the Wings of Freedom. Because as we all know, the military strength of the Principality of Ernifea has never been very good.
After turning a few more corners, Duan Qing and Mengzhu finally arrived at Huawu Street. This is the place with the most flying catkins in Fenghua Town, and it is also the most beautiful place. Duan Qing even saw a few players sitting in front of them.
On the roadside, people were shouting and drinking, as if they were camping. Different from urban planning in reality, a lot of space is left on both sides of the streets in this town, not only for planting flowers and trees, but also for tourists.
A space for play. The widest area on both sides of Huawu Street has even been transformed into a garden. Lush flowers and plants of all kinds are surrounded by shrubs, filling that area and forming a beautiful pattern. Many of them are either players or residents.
People are sitting in the garden, breathing the fresh air here and relaxing their tired souls.
What a pleasant town... Duan Qing thought, then he and Mengzhu walked to the opposite side of the garden.
A tall castle-shaped building stands there. Surrounded by a circle of high lime walls, there is an arched bridge on the front. The trickling water flows down from the higher mountain, passes through the arch bottom of the bridge, and then flows to the other side.
At the foot of the mountain and behind the bridge is a gate. The two huge door panels are now open. Through there, you can see the interior of the Western-style castle-like building at the back. People inside are coming and going. It is very busy now.
scene.
There is a wooden sign hanging on the square door with a few words written on it.
Fenghua Town, town hall.
Perhaps it was a busy period, but the crowds coming and going at the gate below the wooden sign seemed to have never stopped. However, outside the gate, at the end of the bridge, Duan Qing noticed a rectangular wooden table there.
There seemed to be various documents and some food and fruit-like things placed there. In order to prevent the strong wind from blowing those things away, some thick wooden boards were placed in the windward direction, covering one side of the table tightly.
There is even a shed above the square table to block the strong sunlight day after day.
"It seems that's where it is." Duan Qing said, and then walked over there.
"What is there for...Hey, don't we need to go in?" The girl, who was still intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of the garden square behind, was still in a trance.
"Didn't you see that sign?" Duan Qing touched the wooden boards next to the square table with his chin. On this side of the thick wooden boards, a sign stood upright: Registration Office.
"This word is really ugly." The girl stuck out her tongue and followed.
The staff were still very enthusiastic, because this meant that several more people came out of remote mountain villages and joined the ranks of Fenghua Town. They enthusiastically introduced the general situation of Fenghua Town, explaining the commonly used areas and
Use, basic precautions, gave them some food and fruit, and presented them with a map.
"This is a map of Fenghua Town and the surrounding areas." One of the female workers said to them with a smile: "Please make good use of it, two adventurers."
"Look, this is a tutorial." Duan Qing took it with a smile, and then said to Mengzhu: "So it won't be wrong to come here once..."
"I know, I know..." Mengzhu responded in a very loud voice, thinking that the uncle could blow it again.
"We already understand the general situation." Unlike the head of the novice village, this introduction was still very concise and brief, so after Duan Qing listened to all the precautions, he continued to seek very humbly.
Guidance: "Now... where should we go?"
"Ah... you can do whatever you want." The female worker who answered him was still the female worker. It seemed that she was a recognized external publicity person: "But if you let us make suggestions...
.You can first go to the Adventurer Association and take a look. It is the home of adventurers. It may be helpful to you."
She stretched out a hand and pointed to the distance of the street: "The Adventurers Association is right in front. As long as you pay attention... you should be able to find it."
This chapter has been completed!